Post by The Sandmen on May 12, 2020 22:07:44 GMT -5
Johnny Walker looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Anthony Johnson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
A wicked punch by Anthony Johnson
rocks Walker!
Walker has a small cut in his Chin
As the fight continues it seems that Johnny Walker is taking the best of the fight.
Walker decides to launch some tentative punches
Johnny Walker takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Walker fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Walker's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Walker tries to cover his face,
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to move on the ground and shows Johnny Walker a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Rumble uses his forearms to block the impact!
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Rumble tries to close his guard around Walker
He is not able to do it
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Walker
He is not able to do it
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Walker is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Rumble's ribs.
Rumble blocks Johnny Walker's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Rumble tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rumble tries to close his guard around Walker
He succeeds!
Johnny Walker is in closed guard over Rumble
Walker is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johnny Walker!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Johnny Walker
Anthony Johnson moves to better his position on the ground...
Anthony Johnson viciously slams hammer blows to Walker's face!
Walker's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Walker has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Johnny Walker creates enough space to control Anthony Johnson's leg.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Walker
1:52 Round 1 and Walker is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Walker tries to stand up!
Rumble doesn't allow him!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Walker
Walker tries to stand up!
Rumble doesn't allow him!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Walker
Rumble launches a couple of fast knees to Johnny Walker's ribs!
Walker moves on the ground and keeps Anthony Johnson's knees at bay with his arms.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
Johnny Walker doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Rumble tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Johnson and Walker engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Anthony Johnson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Walker's chin
Anthony Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Johnny Walker jumps back and jabs
Rumble only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
An overhand right from Anthony Johnson that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Walker's stops that one with his face! How is Walker standing?!
Terrible one sided match... Walker was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Johnson caliber.
Walker pushes Anthony Johnson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
As the fight continues it seems that Johnny Walker is taking the best of the fight.
Johnny Walker takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punches from Anthony Johnson.
Even nicer blocks from Walker.
Johnny Walker tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rumble's face
Rumble's Mouth is beginning to swell
A high kick from Anthony Johnson
falls short of the mark.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
A left hook from Walker
grazes the chin of Rumble.
Rumble's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Walker launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Rumble.
Crisp uppercut by Rumble followed by a hard jab
Walker deflects the blows.
Walker tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Johnny Walker tries a middle kick
Rumble blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Anthony Johnson chases Walker and launches a few perfect strikes
Walker ducks backwards and avoids them.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anthony Johnson!
Walker ducks under...
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
Walker launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Rumble!
Anthony Johnson throws an uppercut
Walker slips it.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Walker has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Brutal-looking high kick from Johnny Walker!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Rumble's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rumble has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Rumble wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rumble moves forward and holds Walker
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Rumble's face, followed by knees to the body from Johnny Walker!
Bang! Rumble can take many more shots like that!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Walker's face while in the clinch!
Walker can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Walker launches a knee!
Johnny Walker hits Rumble's hard just below the ribs!
Anthony Johnson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Walker is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble pushes Johnny Walker against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Walker blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
Johnny Walker moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Rumble hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Johnny Walker has left Rumble unconscious! What a finish by Johnny Walker!
Rumble has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Johnny Walker by KO (High kick) at 1:18 Round 2
Statistics: Johnny Walker
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 6/25 (24%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 107 s
...holy shit. I was pretty sure Walker was not ready for the caliber of opponent Anthony Johnson brings to the table. This is why I suck at predicting, apparently.
Anthony Johnson is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
A wicked punch by Anthony Johnson
rocks Walker!
Walker has a small cut in his Chin
As the fight continues it seems that Johnny Walker is taking the best of the fight.
Walker decides to launch some tentative punches
Johnny Walker takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Walker fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anthony Johnson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Anthony Johnson launches a few punches to Walker's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Walker tries to cover his face,
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to move on the ground and shows Johnny Walker a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Rumble uses his forearms to block the impact!
Rumble is trying to counter now!
Rumble tries to close his guard around Walker
He is not able to do it
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Rumble tries to close his guard around Walker
He is not able to do it
Johnny Walker is in open guard over Rumble
Walker is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Rumble's ribs.
Rumble blocks Johnny Walker's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Rumble tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rumble tries to close his guard around Walker
He succeeds!
Johnny Walker is in closed guard over Rumble
Walker is in closed guard... Rumble tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Johnny Walker!
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Johnny Walker
Anthony Johnson moves to better his position on the ground...
Anthony Johnson viciously slams hammer blows to Walker's face!
Walker's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Walker has a small cut in his Forehead
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Anthony Johnson is in full mount over Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Johnny Walker creates enough space to control Anthony Johnson's leg.
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Walker
1:52 Round 1 and Walker is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Walker tries to stand up!
Rumble doesn't allow him!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Walker
Walker tries to stand up!
Rumble doesn't allow him!
Anthony Johnson is in half guard over Walker
Rumble launches a couple of fast knees to Johnny Walker's ribs!
Walker moves on the ground and keeps Anthony Johnson's knees at bay with his arms.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
Johnny Walker doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Rumble tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anthony Johnson and Walker engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Anthony Johnson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Walker's chin
Anthony Johnson goes with a looping right hand while Johnny Walker jumps back and jabs
Rumble only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
An overhand right from Anthony Johnson that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Walker's stops that one with his face! How is Walker standing?!
Terrible one sided match... Walker was not ready to fight a fighter of Anthony Johnson caliber.
Walker pushes Anthony Johnson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
As the fight continues it seems that Johnny Walker is taking the best of the fight.
Johnny Walker takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nice punches from Anthony Johnson.
Even nicer blocks from Walker.
Johnny Walker tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rumble's face
Rumble's Mouth is beginning to swell
A high kick from Anthony Johnson
falls short of the mark.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
A left hook from Walker
grazes the chin of Rumble.
Rumble's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Walker launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Rumble.
Crisp uppercut by Rumble followed by a hard jab
Walker deflects the blows.
Walker tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Johnny Walker tries a middle kick
Rumble blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Anthony Johnson chases Walker and launches a few perfect strikes
Walker ducks backwards and avoids them.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anthony Johnson!
Walker ducks under...
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
Walker launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Rumble!
Anthony Johnson throws an uppercut
Walker slips it.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Walker has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Brutal-looking high kick from Johnny Walker!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Rumble's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rumble has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Rumble wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Rumble moves forward and holds Walker
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Rumble's face, followed by knees to the body from Johnny Walker!
Bang! Rumble can take many more shots like that!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Walker's face while in the clinch!
Walker can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Walker launches a knee!
Johnny Walker hits Rumble's hard just below the ribs!
Anthony Johnson tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Walker is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Rumble pushes Johnny Walker against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Walker blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
Rumble clumsily fails here and it's time for Johnny Walker to fight back!
Johnny Walker moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Rumble hits the ground hard! That crushing blow from Johnny Walker has left Rumble unconscious! What a finish by Johnny Walker!
Rumble has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Johnny Walker by KO (High kick) at 1:18 Round 2
Statistics: Johnny Walker
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Statistics: Anthony Johnson
Punches 6/25 (24%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/8 (50%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/8 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 107 s
...holy shit. I was pretty sure Walker was not ready for the caliber of opponent Anthony Johnson brings to the table. This is why I suck at predicting, apparently.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!